Lottery Procedure

If you have missed the application deadline at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) or Hochschulstart, or if Hochschulstart has not allocated you the desired place, you can apply for a place on a degree program with restricted admissions in the first semester via our lottery procedure. If study places are still available after the allocation procedures of RUB or Hochschulstart, these are awarded by lottery. In order to participate in a possible lottery procedure, you must (re)apply.

Application lottery procedure

All prospective students who have the relevant university entrance qualification (such as the Abitur) can take part in the lottery procedure. To apply, please use only our online application for the lottery procedure.

To the online application

Please note:

Once the admission process has been completed, the admission letters will be available for download on the admission information portal. You will also receive the link in the confirmation email that you will receive immediately after submitting your online application. The enrollment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection notices will not be sent.

Lottery procedure winter semester 2025/26

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admission information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application period for winter semester 2025/26 started on 1st September 2025; the application deadline is 30th September 2025.

In due time, you will find the results of the lottery for the 2025/26 winter semester here:

English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects)
Biochemistry (Bachelor - one subject)
Biology (Bachelor - one subject)
Biology (Bachelor - two subjects)
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects)
Geography (Bachelor - one subject)
Geography (Bachelor - two subjects)
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects)
Korean Studies (Bachelor - two subjects)
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects)
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject)
Media Studies (Bachelor - two subjects)
Medicine (state examination)
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects)
Psychology (Bachelor - one subject)
Law (state examination)
Sales Engineering and Product Management (Bachelor - one subject)
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject)
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects)
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects)

Lottery procedure summer semester 2025

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for summer semester 2025 started on 3rd March 2025; the application deadline was 31st March 2025.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for summer semester 2025:

English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject) → 16 admissions
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out

Lottery procedure winter semester 2024/25

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for winter semester 2024/25 started on 02th September 2024; the application deadline was 30th September 2024.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for winter semester 2024/25:

English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Biochemistry (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Biology (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Biology (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Geography (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Geography (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Korean Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Media Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Medicine (state examination) → 7 admissions
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Psychology (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Sales Engineering and Product Management (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted

Lottery procedure summer semester 2024

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for summer semester 2024 started on 1st March 2024; the application deadline was 31st March 2024.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for summer semester 2024:

English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → 50 admissions
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject) → 27 admissions
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted

Lottery procedure winter semester 2023/24

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for winter semester 2023/24 started on 12th September 2023; the application deadline was 15th October 2023.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for winter semester 2023/24:

Applied Computer Science (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Biochemistry (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Biology (Bachelor - one subject) → 16 admissions
Biology (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
National and European Economic Law (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Geography (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Geography (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Computer Science (Bachelor - one subject) → 91 admissions
IT Security/Information Engineering (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Korean Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Media Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Medicine (state examination) → 3 admissions
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Psychology (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Sales Engineering and Product Management (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Theatre Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → 40 admissions
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted

Lottery procedure for summer semester 2023

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for summer semester 2023 started on 14th March 2023; the application deadline was 31st March 2023.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for summer semester 2023:

General and Comparative Literature (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → 10 admissions
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Social Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → 9 admissions
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Lottery procedure winter semester 2022/23

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for wintersemester 2022/23 started on 14th September 2022; the application deadline was 15th October 2022.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for winter semester 2022/23:

General and Comparative Literature (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Applied Computer Science (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Biochemistry (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Biology (Bachelor - one subject) → 34 admissions
Biology (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
National and European Economic Law (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Geography (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Geography (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Computer Science (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
IT Security/Information Engineering (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Korean Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Media Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Medicine (state examination) → 4 admissions
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Psychology (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Sales Engineering and Product Management (Bachelor - one subject)→ all applicants admitted
Social Studies (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Theatre Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
VAMoS: Computational, Psycho- & Theoretical Linguistics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted

Lottery procedure for summer semester 2022

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for summer semester 2022 started on 2nd March 2022; the application deadline was 31st March 2022.

Here you can find the current results of the lottery for summer semester 2022:

General and Comparative Literature (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → 50 admissions
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Social Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out

Results of the lottery procedure for winter semester 2021/22

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for winter semester 2021/22 starts on 15th September 2021; the application deadline is 15th October 2021.

Here you can find the results of the lottery procedure for winter semester 2021/22.

General and Comparative Literature (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Applied Computer Science (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Biochemistry (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Biology (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Biology (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
National and European Economic Law (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Geography (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Geography (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects)→ all applicants admitted
IT Security/Information Engineering (Bachelor - one subject) → 30 admissions
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Media Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Medicine (state examination) → 5 admissions
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Psychology (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Sales Engineering and Product Management (Bachelor - one subject)
Social Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Theatre Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
VAMoS: Computational, Psycho- & Theoretical Linguistics (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects)→ all applicants admitted

Results of the lottery procedure for summer semester 2021

The admission letters will be made available for download in the admissions information portal after the admission procedure has been carried out. You will receive the link to this with the confirmation email you receive from us directly after applying online. The enrolment deadlines are usually very short. Rejection letters are not sent out.

The application deadline for the summer semester 2021 started on 3rd March 2021; the application deadline was 31rd March 2021.

General and Comparative Literature (Bachelor - two subjects) → all applicants admitted
English and American Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Educational Science (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
German Studies (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Culture, Individual and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics (Bachelor - one subject) → all applicants admitted
Philosophy (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Politics, Economy and Society (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Law (state examination) → no procedure carried out
Social Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - one subject) → no procedure carried out
Sports Sciences (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Management (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out
Management and Economics, focus Economics (Bachelor - two subjects) → no procedure carried out

Previous procedure results

Previous procedure results winter semester 2020 to summer semester 2018 (PDF)

Places are only awarded by lottery if all applicants who have submitted their applications in due form and time have been offered a place by the regular application deadline (15 July/15 January) and not all places have been filled.

Application for Lottery Procedure

All prospective students who can present a respective higher education entrance qualification (such as the Abitur) can take part in the online lottery procedure.

The deadline will be announced and the application link published on this page.

Deadlines

As a general rule, the online application to the lottery procedure will be open

from early September to 30th September for winter semester
from early March to 31st March for summer semester

The Admissions Office will carry out a possible lottery procedure at the earliest after the above-mentioned deadlines have passed. If a procedure can be carried out, the results will be published here immediately and you can find out about the current status on this page. Admission notifications are made available in the admissions information portal (Infoportal Zulassung) .

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